07.25.07
When to Walk Away
When you’re on a mission for a specific item and you’re not finding it in the store, walk away. Don’t force solutions where there aren’t any. New merchandise arrives every week. Ask a helpful sales associate about the schedule of arrivals. Try again later.
If you find what you’re looking for, but it’s not in a flattering color, walk away. Fifty percent isn’t enough. Leave the store empty-handed.
Remember when you’re trying on clothes that 90 percent of what you bring into your dressing room may bomb. Don’t get discouraged. Twelve dresses in a row can be awful. That can be useful because when the thirteenth one slips over your head and is gorgeous, it’s easier to see by comparison how truly right it is.
The point is to buy clothes that are fantastic, fit well, and make you feel fabulous in them. You should never settle for just any old thing, just because you feel like buying something new. It will only hang in your closet with the tags still on with the rest of the clothes you never really liked. What a waste of money and space. Have the discipline to only buy things you love! You’re image will adore you for it!
* From the lovely Brenda Kinsel’s fabulous book 40 Over 40
careerfashion said,
March 21, 2008 at 8:40 am03
Yes, I agree. Think of all the good outfits you could have gotten with the money you wasted on clothes you bought even though you knew they weren’t quite right.
A tip: I often bring my digital camera and take pictures of myself in the mirror when trying on clothes in the dressing room. That way if I feel the garment is a “maybe”, I can laways look at the pictures later and think about it. If I change my mind I can always go back and buy it.